Just my way of sharing with family, friends, and anyone who will listen, the things that I have learned about my ancestors with a little bit about myself and my own little family in the mix.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Something About Me Saturday: Another Family Getaway --Sackets Harbor

The family and I just returned from a lovely getaway to Sackets Harbor, NY. It's a beautiful little village on Lake Ontario. Located just south of the village, is the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site which we visited as well. It was a couple of days of lounging on the beach and good eating. To make a long story short, a good time was had by all.

A couple of views from behind our hotel.

On our first evening we ate dinner at our friend Andy Taylor's restaurant, Tin Pan Galley. What wonderful food we had! I had a delicious New York Strip Steak while my husband dined on pan seared sea scallops. We enjoyed live music while we dined outdoors.

My hubby and my daughter.

Our friend Andy is the one standing and playing the guitar.

My son enjoying the music.

My son and I took a walk through the garden behind the restaurant.

What a lovely place. It is somewhere truly magical.

A statue in the garden.

A goof ball in the garden.

I think my son's goofiness was a bit contagious because the next thing

A Quote By Rumi

A Quote By Philip Carr-Gomm

When we know about our ancestors, when we sense them as living and as supporting us, then we feel connected to the genetic life-stream, and we draw strength and nourishment from this.

A Quote By Laurence Overmire

Over the course of the millennia, all these ancestors in your tree, generation upon generation, have come down to this moment in time to give birth to you. There has never been, nor will ever be another like you. You have been given a tremendous responsibility. You carry the hopes and dreams of all those who have gone before. Hopes and dreams for a better world. What will you do with your time on this Earth? How will you contribute to the ongoing story of humankind?